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Todo lo que hemos conseguido, lo que nos falta todavía
The last quote by Bilardo and Zubeldia sums it up: Argentine have shown that they can best the Europeans at their style (not just sport): physicality
Teoría y práctica para enseñar fútbol: tal la finalidad de la escuela de entrenadores
The move to a more systematic, and professionalization, of coaching and the use of tactics begins in the late 1940's with coaches who will become important during the 1950s and 1960s (especially with the national team) such as D'Amico, Cesarini, and…
Temas del momento: ¿Quién vale más: el jugador o el técnico?
Helpful to see how the 1960s became a decade of "fútbol espectáculo", coaching celebrities, and a preponderance of tactical systems
Tarde feliz en Santiago
Of particular note is the focus on page 6 of how some critics believe that Argentina would perform better if they simply applied European tactics and training What is interesting is that Argentina had won the PanAmerican Games and the Copa…
Táctica y estrategia del fútbol
Helpful segment of a larger article on tactics, because it is the first attempt by an Argentine sports magazine to describe the "cerrojo" or catenaccion style of play
Suecia: una verdad en 5 puntos
Using 5 points, Besio lists the ills of Argentine soccer and addresses foreign perceptions of the Argentine team and its players.
Soluciones: dirigentes
Written as a letter to soccer officials, El Grafico warns of a suicidal trajectory of the national sport if "restructuring" and reform continues (after many years) to be empty rhetoric' [In a follow-up piece, El Grafico suggests that the decision is…
Sívori no cree en los rusos: 'Argentina tiene que ganarles porque juega un mejor fútbol'
Sívori's comments about Russian football subscribe to the prevailing notion in Argentina that others require excessive training because they are not as naturally skilled at soccer as Argentinians.
Sívori batió otro récord: El del matrimonio más rápido del mundo
This article is a perfect example of how star players had become major celebrities in Argentina. But the difference here is that the detials of the private life of Sívori, now playing in Italy, receives as much attention as local players. In the…
Simples, sin el factor inspiración, todo lo que se les ve es estudiado
Drawing on stereotypes, of sorts, Goles describes Soviet players as disciplined and well-trained but unimaginative and predicatble when it comes to their playing style.
Silencio-fama-silencio; DT: ex-selección, ex-San Lorenzo, ¿víctima?
A more positive look at Lorenzo (could it be because Panzeri and Lazzatti left El Grafico?) The interviewer seeks to understand what happened in Chile and why Lorenzo rose and fell so quickly Lorenzo speaks frankly about players and his approach to…
Si ese es el "cerrojo", mejor está la puerta con tranca; Para no creer, el cerrojo y los boches en match entre señoritas
Not a positive review of the "cerrojo" style
Se ganó: falta jugar mejor
Although Argentina won the tournament it hosted, in a 1-1 tie with Brazil, the national team did not play a good tournament This is also a correct statement on all the teams in the tournament What is interesting is that the 1958 World Cup seems to…
Se comenta y se sugiere
Two main problems are addressed: the shift from "playing to win" to "playing not to lose" and the advent of overly defensive schemes aimed at preventing highly skiiled players from scoring
Satisfactorio para Argentina: nosotros sabemos jugar la pelota
Without the individual creativity and play of Pando, the Argentine national team lacks the consistency and organization needed to win
Sarnari y Artime le dieron razón al fútbol moderno
Defensive tactics work as Argentina advance to the championship game of the 1967 Copa Sudamericana—results matter.